Question

Write an equation in point slope form given: slope, m, = -1/5 and point (5, -2).
A. y + 2 = -(1/5)(x - 5)
B. y + 5 = -(1/5)(x - 2)
C. y – 5 = (1/5)(x + 2)
D. y – 5 = (1/5)(x - 2)

Answer 1

General formula for a line with slope m, through point (a,b) is

y - b = m(x - a).

So put in m=-1/5, a=5 and b = -2! Even before that, you can dismiss answers C and D...